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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of ring (up), chiefly British

as in dials

to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of ring up

as in wins

to obtain (as a goal) through effort touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

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Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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Both parties expect whoever wins in November to do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Ultimately, whoever wins the World Series will merely be setting the stage for an offseason that could have massive ramifications for the sport.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wins

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Under that program, utilities aim to raise the total electrical output of existing reactors through what the industry calls plant uprates.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Ian Eagle, a veteran who calls secondary NFL games for CBS Sports, is also believed to have a contract that is set to lapse.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of calls

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And while tax law partially achieves his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, the reality is a little more complicated.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
The jacket achieves weather-resistant performance through a unique process where Hermin Textiin weaves ultra-fine lyocell yarns into a dense ripstop, then compacts it with heat.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Nyota finds no comfort in sick bay, only further confirmation from Boyce, Chapel, and Erica (who phones in from her new post) that her memories do not square with the memories of those around her.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The company now phones every new customer by name the day after their first clean.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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At the heart of Fee’s heroic narratives is the idea of a self that attains purity.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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Whether lawmakers accept those limits will help determine how much authority the federal government gains over advanced AI systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
That tension was the start point for Second Nature, a theme that frames denim as a living material that changes, evolves and gains character through time, touch and wear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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